Fiction: special features

'A heart stopping thriller, a heartfelt mystery' CHRIS WHITAKER 'A clever, chilling thriller that is also unexpectedly moving' SHARI LAPENA 'Kept me guessing until the very end' IAN RANKIN 'Incredible plotting and devastatingly good writing' THE SECRET BARRISTER Sophie King is missing.

Twelve short stories of speculative fiction from "e;an author who genuinely comes close to defying all attempts at description.

A genre-bending collection of speculative fiction from the acclaimed author of the Steampunk Trilogy-with an introduction by Robert Silverberg.

Twenty-first-century scientists make shocking discoveries on an expedition to the prehistoric age in the Hugo Award-winner's "e;mystery within a mystery"e; (Wired).

Emile Zola's 'Parisian Sketches' offers a vivid and detailed portrayal of Parisian society in the 19th century, highlighting the struggles of the working class and the excesses of the bourgeoisie.

Short stories and science writing from a Robert A.

These African fables are part of the traditional folklore of African peoples in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, and Gabon.

The largest short story in this collection; Waking from Dreaming, follows a man who wakes up with no memory of who he is or what he is doing.

Sci-fi meets gritty, erotic horror in the Hugo Award-winning author's controversial pastiche of mid-twentieth century pulp fiction icons.

An unforgettable collection of retold myths and folk tales, celebrating the wisdom and power of women in midlife and beyond, from the award-winning author of Hagitude'An extra ordinary selection of stories .

Contents:PrefaceLovely IlonkaLucky LuckThe Hairy ManTo Your Good Health!

A powerful collection of stories exploring love and longing from the award-winning author of This Mortal Boy.

'Let us now praise Ray Bradbury'THE TIMESBradbury's first story collection is a must-read for any fan of the genre, spinning stardust and cobwebs in its wondrous wake.

Who would believe that I lived in this heart?

Este libro de cuentos y novelas cortas es concebido en medio de un viaje inesperado por el sur de Argentina.

A gripping psychological thriller from top 50 bestselling author J A Baker, guarenteed to keep you turning the pages!

Observed in Mexico and parts of the United States, El Da de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebratory holiday.

La esencia de los hombres es muy diversa, en mi caso, la verdad domina mi existencia.

Love, second chances and new beginnings.

Louisa May Alcott was born on 29th November 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania.

William Hope Hodgson was born in Essex, England on 15th November 1877.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart.

Este livro é uma criação de Manuel García, uma verdadeira mina de prazeres proibidos e encontros apaixonados, especialmente concebida para satisfazer os apetites eróticos mais audaciosos dos leitores adultos homossexuais.

An evocative collection of vignettes and essays from Ukraines voice of classical antiquity, now available in English for the first time.

Dies ist ein kleines, aber gewichtiges Büchlein.

Wirklich berühmt wurde Urs Widmer mit seinem Spätwerk: ›Der blaue Siphon‹, ›Der Geliebte der Mutter‹ oder ›Das Buch des Vaters‹ finden auch heute noch viele begeisterte Leserinnen und Leser.

Bithia Mary Sheppard was born in Kilgefin, County Roscommon, Ireland, the only daughter of an Anglican Church of Ireland rector.

Franz Kafka was born on 3rd July 1883 in Prague, then in Bohemia, the eldest of 6, into a middle-class Jewish family.

Ethel May Dell was born on 2nd August 1881, in the London borough of Streatham, England to a middle class and comfortably off family.

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on 24th September 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota into an upper-middle class family.

Alexei Maximovich Peshkov was born on 28th March 1868, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Volume 2William Sydney Porter was born on 11th September 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Alexander Kuprin was born in Narovchat, Penza in Russia on 7th September 1870.

Open-Hearted Horizon: An Albuquerque Poetry Anthology invites you into a poetic conversation.

Take a stroll down Serendipity Lane, breathe in the beautiful fragrances of the flowers and see if you can spot the love in the air.

Willkommen in diesem neuen Buch von Mia Graf, einer Sammlung sinnlicher Erzählungen, die die Grenzen der Lust und Leidenschaft erkunden.

The one that got away.

An unfinished love story, humorous and haunting, of diasporic lives in Vietnam and France.

'So many things to love about this book - stunning setting, fabulous characters, a murder mystery to solve, and all under a spellbinding timeslip twist.

In diesem Theaterstück von 1948 geht es um den heute noch aktuellen Konflikt zwischen politischem Realismus und revolutionärer Moral.

Vom Glück, ein Tierarzt in den grünen Hügeln von Yorkshire zu sein.

Brillan en cada uno de estos ocho relatos las tramas tajantes y exactas, el experto pulso narrativo y esas atmósferas enrarecidas donde lo común y lo fantástico conviven bajo los dictados del estilo.

Three years on, the fate of Torra Alta and Belbidida hangs in the balance once more.

Vicente Blasco Ibanez was born in Valencia, Spain on 29th January 1867.

Volume 1Sherwood Anderson was born on 13th September 1876 in Camden, Ohio.

Ethel May Dell was born on 2nd August 1881, in the London borough of Streatham, England to a middle class and comfortably off family.

Edward Page Mitchell was born in Bath, Maine on 24th March 1852 into a wealthy family.

'Engaging, gripping, addictive and completely unpredictable.